North Virginia Beach , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Neptune
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2007
1. Neptune Marker
From the earliest of time humans have been awed by the power of the sea. Early civilizations declared it the domain of a major mythological deity the god of the sea! To the Greeks Poseidon…To the Romans Neptune.
The statue was cast in bronze by the traditional old lost wax process in Ningbo, China.
Height: 34 ft • Heads: 6 ½ ft • Shoulders: 12 ft across • Weight 12 ½ tons • Dolphins: 17 ft and 15 ft • Loggerhead Turtle: 11 ft • Octopus: 8 ft • Rocks: 100,000 lbs.
Casting process required: 88 ½ tons of bronze • 80 tons of clay • 7500 grinding and sanding disks • 25 tons of plaster • 3 ½ tons of stainless steel.
The National Search for the artist resulted in the selection of Paul DiPasquale of Richmond, VA. Neptune stands as the protector of citizen and visitor and is symbolic of the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival which takes place annually in the month of September.
Erected 2005 by Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 36° 51.594′ N, 75° 58.637′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Neptune (within shouting distance of this marker); Cape Henry Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); First Landing Memorial Cross (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Virginia Beach Law Enforcement Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Threshold of a New Nation (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Graveyard of the Atlantic (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Princess Anne Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Day at the Beach (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2007
2. Neptune Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2007
3. Neptune Statue
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2007
4. Neptune Statue-close up
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
